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Crime
Five 20-Year-Old Bombs Discovered Under Tree in Sagar, Defused by Army and Police
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 22 Aug 2026, 12:38 AM
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A joint army‑police team in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, uncovered and safely defused five two‑decade‑old bombs hidden beneath a tree.
A team comprising army bomb‑disposal experts and local police officers discovered five unexploded devices beneath a tree in the city of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. Preliminary analysis indicated that the ordnance had been lying in the ground for roughly twenty years.
The joint squad cordoned off the area and initiated a controlled defusal operation, employing standard explosive‑ordnance disposal (EOD) procedures. All five items were rendered safe without any accidental detonation.
No injuries or property damage were reported, and residents in the vicinity were temporarily evacuated as a precaution. Authorities have launched an investigation to trace the origin of the ammunition and to determine whether it is linked to any past security incidents in the region.
The successful neutralisation underscores the coordinated effort between the armed forces and civil law‑enforcement agencies in handling legacy explosive threats across the state.
The joint squad cordoned off the area and initiated a controlled defusal operation, employing standard explosive‑ordnance disposal (EOD) procedures. All five items were rendered safe without any accidental detonation.
No injuries or property damage were reported, and residents in the vicinity were temporarily evacuated as a precaution. Authorities have launched an investigation to trace the origin of the ammunition and to determine whether it is linked to any past security incidents in the region.
The successful neutralisation underscores the coordinated effort between the armed forces and civil law‑enforcement agencies in handling legacy explosive threats across the state.